Maracaibo vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maracaibo	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$714	$2392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1970	$5464
🏠 One person rent	$138	$1512
🏘️ Family rent	$222	$2536
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$4175
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	31	74
😀 Quality of life	46	88
🏙️ Population	1.55M	459K

The cost of living in Maracaibo is 70% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 7165th and 1097th ($714 vs $2392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 940th in Venezuela and the United States, respectively. Check Venezuela vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Maracaibo compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Maracaibo ranked 2nd best city to live in Venezuela vs Virginia Beach ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 7088th and 304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maracaibo vs Virginia Beach

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	Maracaibo	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.2	$90.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$1635
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92.5	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$2879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$163	$2143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.2	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$64.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.07%	6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1450	$2291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$788	$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$5.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.53	$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.81	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.11	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.99	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.1	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.4	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14264	$15986

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Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$704
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$683
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$763
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$678
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$784
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$712
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$687
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$703
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$701
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$723
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$733
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$750
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$719
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$571
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$710
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$696
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$660
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$845
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1694
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$887
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$685
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$697
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$714
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$971
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$874
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$744
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$749
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$762
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$646
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$675
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$687
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$732
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$676
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1578
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$673
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1611
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$950
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$909

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2385
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2335
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2354
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2703
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2367
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2065
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2385
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2378
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2379
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1944
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2057
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2003
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2522
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1847
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2111
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2088
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2588
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1969
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2877
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2379
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2951
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2544
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3306
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3030
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2453
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2818
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2777
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2619
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3292
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2763